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NOTATION 



c speed of sound in water 

 g acceleration due to gravity 

 L a convenient linear dimension 

 m mass per unit area of a plate 

 n distance from a surface along Its normal 

 p pressure 



p^ breaking-pressure, at which cavitation occurs 

 p^ cavity pressure or pressure in cavltated region 

 p^ hydrostatic pressure 

 p , p" pressure in Incident and reflected wave-trains, respectively 

 Pp see Equation [12] on page 12 

 q see Equation [l6] on page 13 

 V particle velocity 

 Vjct ■"», ^0 cartesian components of v 



Vf^ particle velocity just ahead of a breaking-front, reckoned as 



positive away from the front 

 ■Uj^ component of i;^ normal to the boundary 

 v^ particle velocity in a cavltated region, reckoned as positive 



toward a breaking-front but away from other boundaries 

 v,„ component of v, normal to the boundary 

 Vex, Vcy, Voz cartesian components of v,. 



V^ velocity of propagation of a breaking-front 

 Vj velocity of propagation of a closing-front 

 I, y, z cartesian coordinates 

 a see Equation [12] 



77 fraction of space free of water in a cavltated region 

 p density of water 



